Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Intel Core 5 320

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) (97/100)

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Intel Core 5 320 (54/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (92 vs 84)
  • + Higher Performance score (100 vs 72)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

97/100
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Intel Core 5 320
Intel

Intel Core 5 320

54/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 84.0 Very Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 72.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz 1.4 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 1.5 GHz
E-Cores 12 4
E-Threads 12 4
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 15x
P-Cores 6 2
P-Threads 6 2
Total Cores 18 6
Total Threads 18 6
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache — 6MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 4.6 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 566
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 113

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Background blur 106.1 images/sec —
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec —
File compression 2990 MB/sec —
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec —
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec —
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec —
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec —
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec —

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Codename Apple M5 Wildcat Lake
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Released March 3, 2026 April 16, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Intel
Model number — 320

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 32 1
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-7467- DDR5-6400

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Fabrication Process 3 nm 2 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Socket Apple M-Socket FCBGA1516
TDP (PL1) 72 W 10-15 W (configurable)
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 35 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 144.7 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 10.8 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 12.9B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 110M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 41.8 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 31.7 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 1200 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 17.6M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW —
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 26.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 537.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 1007.3 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Date Benchmark —
📘 2026-07-03->Apple lover GeekBench —

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Execution Units 640 4
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2500 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
ROPs 160 8
Shading Units 5120 256
TMUs 320 16
GPU Base Clock — 300 MHz
TGP — 25 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core 5 320
Official Site — Intel Core 5 320 official page
PCI Express Lanes — 6
PCI Express Version — 4.0

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